Aeroplan brings other airlines on board

If you’re an Aeroplan member, you’ll be able to collect points with three more airlines in a few years. Edmonton-based Flair Airlines, Montreal-based Air Transat and Toronto-based Porter Airlines have agreed to become preferred partners starting July 2020. That’s when Air Canada plans on cutting ties with the loyalty program (although the company tried buying back Aeroplan for $250 million).

Pot for pooches

Cannabis will be legalized for adults on Oct. 17, but researchers are also looking into pot-based products for your pets. Currently veterinarians can’t legally prescribe marijuana and there’s not enough clinical evidence to support it. Canopy Growth Corp. announced this week that it will embark on a Health Canada-approved clinical trial to research the use of cannabis products to treat animal anxiety.

Luke Byerly guides his 14-year-old beagle, Robbie, as the dog eats his food treated with CBD oil during a break at Byerly’s job as a technician at a veterinary clinic in east Denver. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)

Addressing the EpiPen shortage

Is recycling injectors the answer to the EpiPen shortage? One researcher thinks so. Dr. Jackie Duffin, a hematologist and Queen’s University professor, says the life-saving drug epinephrine is available at hospitals, but it’s the injectors that are in short supply. She suggests a system where the injectors can be returned to pharmacies and reused.

Amid Health Canada warnings of an EpiPen shortage, one researcher suggests recycling injectors could be the solution. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)

Buck a beer backfires

Buck a beer is back in Ontario, but don’t expect your favourite ale to cost any less. Doug Ford said he would introduce legislation to lower the minimum price of a bottle or can of beer to $1 from $1.25 ahead of the Labour Day weekend. But some craft brewers say it will hurt their business by asking them to eat the costs associated with lowering prices. As one Toronto brewer put it: “We firmly believe that you really do get what you pay for.”

Our brewery will not be joining this #buckabeer race to the bottom. We are committed to making a quality product that we are proud to serve and that means it will always cost more. We firmly believe that you really do get what you pay for. #qualitymatters#craftbeer

What else is going on?

Saudi Arabia’s national airline will stop flying to Canada. In addition to suspending Saudia flights to Toronto and ending educational exchange programs with Canada, the kingdom is reportedly selling off its assets in Canada and will stop buying our wheat and barley.

Pension payments for Sears Canada retirees were cut by 30 per cent this week. After the stores closed for good, the company left behind an underfunded pension plan that serves about 18,000 retirees. They’ll be going to court to fight for more money.

Many Canadians are driving after consuming cannabis. Statistics Canada found nearly five per cent of Canadians (about 1.4 million people) reported being in a car driven by someone who had consumed cannabis within two hours of driving.

This week in recalls

This chicken could be contaminated with listeria; these oysters could be contaminated with salmonella; this ball toy could contain an unsafe level of phthalates; these blending containers could pose a laceration hazard.

What is a Sativa?

Sativa strains of medicinal marijuana are usually uplifting and stimulating. If you’ve ever smoked or ingested cannabis that makes everything funny and puts you in a great mood, it was probably from a Sativa strain. It creates a feeling of comfort, non-drowsy, and usually introspective highs. The effects of smoking or ingesting a Sativa makes them particularly popular among artists and creatives. The most popular medicinal benefits range from treating mental and behavioral problems, to treating depression, stress and ADHD.

What is an Indica?

The major difference between Sativa’s and Indica’s is while a Sativa can make you feel alert, active, and aware, an Indica will have a relaxing feel on the body. The physical effects of an Indica strain commonly include a drowsy and mellow mood with stress and pain relief. Indica’s are one of the more suggested strains when using it for medicinal purposes as it effectively treats sleeping disorders such as insomnia, fibromyalgia, body aches and pains. Indica’s are also commonly used for treating Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Fibromyalgia and Lupus

Why Choose Hybrid?

The benefits to smoking or ingesting a Hybrid strain are simply as follows. Hybrid’s offer the best of both worlds combining several qualities of each containing strain. Some Hybrid’s are Indica dominant, which will offer pain relief and / or mellow mood, however may contain up to 50% Sativa so it will not make you too drowsy. Other’s may offer a Sativa dominant strain, which will encompass several calming benefits and pain relief, but also give a mellow, yet energetic high.

Why use Buds2Go?

We offer a guaranteed, reliable medicinal marijuana buying and shipping experience for our members. There are still thousands of people who don’t live in areas that are served by local dispensaries such as Vancouver and Victoria BC. We offer a Canada-Wide shipping service that is both fast and discreet and always include tracking numbers. We verify our members age using a photo ID verification system that usually takes less than 2 hours to complete, after which that data is destroyed and our new member is assigned a Verified membership number.

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